This book describes the often astonishing beauty of the plants and flowers grown in earlier ages, the "antiques" of the garden world. Though many species are in constant danger of extinction, surprising numbers of these older variety of plants survive to this day. This book is both a guide and a tribute to those plants, providing a feast for the eye, essential reading for every nostalgic gardener plus all the information for the gardener who wants to plant correctly for "period" gardens, or "cottage" gardens.
- ISBN10 0140467351
- ISBN13 9780140467352
- Publish Date 16 October 1989 (first published 24 September 1987)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 10 October 1996
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Penguin Books Ltd
- Edition New edition
- Format Paperback
- Pages 256
- Language English